Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Isn't the Coldest

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A 2 Wants To Know viewer contacted Chief Meteorologist Grant Gilmore with this question, "Why is the shortest day of the year not also the coldest day of the year". In the attached video Grant explains the science behind this question.

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